Do you have a Hang up or Fear that is getting in your way of doing something that is good for you? or if you got over it, it will make a positive difference in your life.
I have one, and I NEED to get over this one.
I have a hard time taking vitamins. I hate the smell of them. I have this huge fear that their going to make me sick…
Now I have a valid reason for this hang up. In the past, every kind of vitamin I took – even Prenatal ones (someone suggested them because they “might” be easier on my stomach”), they all made me throw up or feel like I was going to be sick. Needless to say… I don’t enjoy taking them and I sabotage myself from taking them to this day.
So here’s the thing, I have incredible vitamins now. I KNOW they don’t make me sick… the ones I take have been scientifically proven to be absorbed by the body, AND I feel great when I take them…
Time for me to GET OVER IT!!!
They say it takes 21+ days to form a new habit… Well it’s time for me to do this once and for all. Time to form a good new habit and overcome a fear.
For the next 30 days, I am going to faithfully take my Vitamins, Minerals and other Supplements every morning and every evening…
AND (I’m going to hate myself for this probably in the next week…. cause I’m not one of the lucky ones with internet access on my phone (which would make this soooo much easier)), but I’m going to comment on this post here everyday, so that I am fully committed to taking them everyday. So Woo Hoo… I’ll have more than 4 comments on one blog post! Go Me!!!
SO HERE GOES!!!….
***Lifts water-glass and a handful of vitamins***
Slainte’ – To Good Health!
Day 1, Vitamins successfully down the hatch!!!
So over lunch I was doing some reading and I thought I’d share this one:
“While my care was employed in guarding against one fault, I was often surprised by another; habit took the advantage of inattention; indination was sometimes too strong for reason. I concluded, at length, that the mere speculative conviction that it was our interest to be commpletely virtuous was not sufficient to prevent our slipping, and that the contrary habits must be broken, and good ones acquired and established, before we can have any dependence on a steady, uniform recitude of conduct.”
~ Ben Franklin
From the book: “The Happiness Hypothesis” by. Jonathan Haidt… I’m enjoying it so far, interesting book.
Day 3… Do I have “Guilty” written all over my forehead? Ooops, I completely dropped the ball on logging on here last night, and I will admit, I only took half of my supplements yesterday. But not because I didn’t want to but I simply forgot to grab them before running out the door to work… lesson learned, my vitamins for tomorrow are already packed and ready to go!
Today – I aced this! All supplements down! See, It’s already getting easier! I CAN DO THIS!!!! And I feel fabulous already!!!
Ok, forgot last nights PM round (got distracted with company), and I forgot to log on, So my solution is: I am going to create a dry-erase check list and put it on my vanity so every night and morning I will see it!
This is going to be second nature to me!!!
Day 4! All is good, on my way to a great habit… the check list is working!!!
Me happy, Let’s celebrate…
Day 5! GO ME!!! I just hope I start feeling more energy soon… draggin’ my wagon today!
Day 6 down.
Wooo Hooo!!! Day 7, one week closer!!!
Yeah, dropped the ball yesterday on Day 8, wasn’t just vitamins tho… I took the day off from everything and read a book – it was great!!!
I love this “checking in every day” concept for accountability. I may have to use that for my next project. I’m debating doing a 21-day project on not using my cellphone in the car. That will be uber-hard!
Keep up the good work!
Hey!!! Where’s a new blog post from you missy!?… I’m getting bored here! I need some good reading! ***Taps foot*** I’m waiting…
Ooo… Deb that is a hard one! Not talking on my cell… I’d fail that for sure!
Thanks for the encouragement!!!… and for not mentioning that I missed yesterday
Maybe no one will notice… he he.
Day 10 Down the hatch! Wow this is such a tough one! It really has been taking contious effort to do this self-challenge! But I was picking through my note book tonight and I have something to share that I wrote down on 6/30/10… Here you go, Big thoughts by ArtSea:
“The only difference between ‘I think I can’ & ‘I think I can’t’ is a thought”
Deep…I know, I really stepped out onto a limb there and dove deep on that one! But it’s true isn’t it. Think about it.
Days 11 & 12… Progress matched with more healthy eating! Huzzah!
I can honestly say now, that I’m over being scared that my vitamins are going to make me feel sick… But Gosh this is a hard habit to create! It’s been taking an honest effort everyday to remember and to play catch up if I forget is tough… like tonight, I’m going to go have a snack and take the last of em… But this logging in everyday has been helping big time. It really makes me accountable and makes it hard to give up as easily.
A little progress everyday.
Day 16? Ehmm… I might have taken a partial vacation, but not from my goal. I’ve been still making a contious effort, although not perfect, better. I’ve been taking at least half of my supplements, which is more than before…Progress makes me happy.
Day 19… Hard, it’s very hard to form a new habit. BUT I AM NOT GIVING UP!!!! I ordered another box of vitamins even tho I’m not out and I’m going to do this dang it! I’m not scared of em anymore. I just need to get in the habit… I can do this… My affirmation… I can do anything…
Alright. I fell flat on my face with this one. But I’m not giving up on this one. A persons everyday habits shapes their lives… Ooo… I feel a new blog coming on!
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